85: Bond is the Pawn

From Russia With Love. After the success of Dr. No the producers immediately began planning their next film in the Bond saga and landed on From Russia With love, which coincidently had just been named one of John F. Kennedy's favorite books in an interview with Life magazine. What could go wrong? In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by 00 agent John Champion to talk about From Russia With Love. We discuss continuing Bond, changes from the book, women and villains, a troubled shoot, heightened realism, behind the scenes heroes, great moments and our ratings. Chapters Live from Goldeneye (00:02:05) Continuing Bond (00:04:40) Changes from the Book (00:16:49) Women and Villains (00:20:30) A Troubled Shoot (00:42:47) Heightened Realism (00:47:53) Behind the Scenes Heroes (00:55:14) Great Moments (00:57:53) Ratings (01:05:30) Host Matthew Rushing Guest John Champion Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) Norman C. Lao (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Charlene Schmidt (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Will Nguyen (Content Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)